The Heights

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

Lucia Hernandez • April 8, 2025

When my parents reminisce over moments long, long ago, they always mention how they feel it had happened just the day before. I’d always assumed that was a hyperbole. But now, I think back to one of the final days of 10th grade, and it truly feels like yesterday.

Don’t Flip Me Off, Flip It Around

Isabella Pieretti • December 5, 2024

At the beginning of the school year, I felt lost. I needed to completely rearrange my classes, apply to jobs I was uncertain about, rediscover my place at Boston College after six months abroad, make amends with someone, and spend time with the friends I love while also trying to meet new people.

Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School Construction On Track, According to Community Meeting

Sophie Compston • March 20, 2024

The Lincoln-Eliot School project has made significant progress, according to the project’s community meeting on Tuesday night.

Newton School Committee Begins Design Process for Portrait of a Graduate

Annika Engelbrecht and Meredith Syms • November 6, 2023

Newton Public Schools (NPS) is working to redefine the vision and direction of the school system through Portrait of a Graduate.

NPS Superintendent Will Step Down at the End of the School Year

Gavin Zhang • April 14, 2022

Newton Public Schools (NPS) Superintendent David Fleishman announced on April 7 that he will step down from his position at the end of the school year.

Participation is Unfair Method for Grades

Eleanor Grondin • November 11, 2019

When I first started college, I figured that participation grades would diminish in light of more intellectually challenging material that requires more individual reflection and demanding assignments....

Conde Lectures as Part of ‘Rights in Conflict’ Series

Grace Christenson • October 25, 2018

Victor Conde, an international human rights lawyer and educator, examined the global and national importance of international human rights law in the Center for Human Rights and International Justice Center’s Rights in Conflict Series.

UPDATE: 24 BC Law Professors Sign Onto Letter to the Senate Condemning Kavanaugh Nomination

Jack Goldman • October 4, 2018

Twenty-four Boston College Law School professors signed a letter asking the U. S. Senate not to confirm U. S. Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The letter was sent to The New York Times, and it will be presented to the U. S. Senate on Thursday. Kavanaugh is facing multiple accusations of sexual assault.

From South Africa to Maloney Hall: Joy Moore is Ready

Jack Goldman • September 17, 2018

Joy Moore, BC '81, Has made the move from Cadigan to Maloney Hall, and she's not just ready to run Student Affairs—she's ready to listen.

BC Continues to Emphasize Diversifying Faculty

Jack Miller and Owen Fahy • September 17, 2018

Almost a year after the “Silence is Still Violence” march, Boston College is staring down several obstacles that stand in the way of a more diverse and representative faculty, but according to figures, BC has one of the most diverse faculties of its peer schools.

CSOM HP Officers to Helm Fulton Leadership Society for CSOM Freshmen

Heidi Dong • September 3, 2018

Since the announcement that the CSOM Honors Program (HP) would stop accepting students admitted after the Class of 2021, a group of CSOM HP members has been working to create a new program for the incoming...

El Camino Largo

Joan Kennedy • April 22, 2018

“I was walking through the desert like a zombie,” Edgar Lopez, MCAS '21, said of his long trek to give himself a chance at life, away from the corruption of politics and flesh in indigenous Guatemala.